Best Practice #1: Streamline Process Flows
This best practice enables you to identify assets and lines that are losing
jobs due to excess cycle time, as well as identify which stations are
constraints and the elements of their detailed cycle time. Activplant
Performance Management System collects detailed breakdowns of every asset's
cycle time including load, clamp, work and unload times. It also delivers a set
of analytical reports and tools, including a Takt time chart, and methods to
help identify problems and streamline the process flow. The goal is to identify
assets and lines that are running over their design or target cycle times and
the potential causes of the over cycle time.
The benefits of this best practice include:
- Increased productivity in terms of Jobs per Labor Dollar or Hour
- Increased production or line throughput
- Improved Return on Asset %
- Reduction in WIP inventory
The Takt Time Chart clearly shows OP40_1, OP10 and OP30 are exceeding the 40
second Takt time.
The next step is to examine what is causing the excess cycle
time by drilling down on each asset.
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